The Futility of Worldly Pursuits and the Reality of Nothingness in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 7, Poem 46)
In Poem 46 of Chapter 7 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet addresses the heart to emphasize the ultimate futility and nothingness (هیچ) of all worldly experiences, knowledge, and efforts. The quatrain systematically negates sensory perception ('whatever you saw'), acquired knowledge ('every tale... you heard'), active worldly striving ('ran in every direction'), and even ascetic isolation ('chosen a corner'). This reflects the core Sufi realization that all phenomena and human endeavors are illusory and ultimately 'nothing' in the face of absolute Divine reality.
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